Tag: client work

We want to thank our top Patrons on Patreon: Jameson Elam, Stu Morrison, Scott McWilliams, Elliot Trent, Michael Schuler, Matt Kummell, and Ty Moser! You too can support the show by purchasing a T-Shirt, donating, or become a monthly patron as well. If you choose to become a patron you can get the show’s pre-release, or a monthly group or individual hangout where we cut up and talk shop.

Kyle – Spent 5 days in LA at the YouTube Space for the NextUp training. Filmed a turning video in a black room with high quality cameras. Working on the 99th bowl. Two videos on the torus, one on the making of and one on the explanation of the design process.

Sean – Working on the shoe storage bench. Went to Las Vegas and hung out with Nick, Braxton, Ty, Moy, Raymond, Zac, and Tommy. Put out a video on making a bow saw.

Brian – Made some bench dogs. Under contract to write a book. Worked on the credenza.

Main Topic – Networking

Guest Questions:

Matt Kummel – Design ideas for a fishing cart. Building around/outside of the box. Follow Matt on Instagram.

Listener Questions, Email, and Comments

Ben Green-Hi Guys,

I wanted to know how you guys deal with the amount of excess attention from the ladies the hobby brings? It has started to become a real problem lately, I’m just fighting them off! I tell them that I am happily married, but it’s in one ear and out the other … They keep telling me how they’d like to have their wicked way with me across my table saw, ..and I’m like … Girl ..No! .. do you KNOW how dangerous that would be!? .. not to mention the issues it could cause with rust on the cast surface.

And don’t get me started on what happens when I whip out my domino!!

I’m at tipping point I tell you. It’s exhausting. The only upside is that it only seems to happen in my dreams when I’m asleep, but I wanted to know if you suffer from the same thing and how to deal with it?

Love the show, keep up the good work.

Thanks, Ben

iTunes Ratings

Jmp2411 – Simply Great Entertainment – 5 Stars – Been listening for about a month now and am going back to the beginning to get caught up! You guys are great and

I look forward to hearing more! Keep up the great topics! From Kolby @sawdustworkshop

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We want to thank our top Patrons on Patreon: Stu Morrison, Scott McWilliams, Elliot Trent, Michael Schuler, Matt Kummell, and Ty Moser! You too can support the show by purchasing a T-Shirt, donating, or become a monthly patron as well. If you choose to become a patron you can get the show’s pre-release, or a monthly group or individual hangout where we cut up and talk shop.

A few episodes ago Kyle mentioned that he doesn’t paint client projects. I also don’t like painting or even staining. I recently got a request to repair and paint an outdoor project. So here’s my question. Why don’t you paint? How do you respond to a client that asks why not?

Sorry Kyle, I tried to keep it under ten words. Keep up the awesome work guys.

– Johnny

Adam Beasley – Do people ask you to only design plans for them to purchase? Recently I’ve had a handful of people email me asking only for custom plans. Not for a website or a repost, but strictly so they can build the project themselves. How do you feel about that? It seems like easy money, but then the question is, what is something like that worth? My thought is $20-$30 for my time for a customized plan. Also, would you put parameters on it like you can’t repost this as your own on another website? So many things to think about… which is why I almost think a higher price is worth it. If I were sharing plans of something I already built and sold that’s one thing and I’d charge around $5-10.

PS: my RZ Mask velcro has worn out as well.

Thanks!

Adam

iTunes Ratings

MSchaefermeyer – These Guys are Cool! – 5 Stars – I love reading these reviews! I promise to give Marc Schaefermeyer my 100th vase after I finish turning it! With that out of the way, these guys keep me entertained and I keep coming back every week! Thanks, Kyle, for reading this review on the air so that all of your listeners will know that you will give me your 100th vase! You rock!!

If you have comments, questions, or suggested topics for future shows you can email us at contact@thedustylife.com. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @thedustylife. You can support the show by purchasing a t-shirt, clicking the donate button for a one-time donation, or become a patron to help us keep this bus rolling.

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We want to thank our top Patrons on Patreon: Stu Morrison, Scott McWilliams, Elliot Trent, Michael Schuler, Matt Kummell, Ty Moser, and Jim Rumsey! You too can support the show by purchasing a T-Shirt, donating, or become a monthly patron as well. If you choose to become a patron you can get the show’s pre-release, or a monthly group or individual hangout where we cut up and talk shop.

Sean – Stool building is continuing and ahead of schedule. Made a video on improving your clamp handles.

Brian – Roubo build is going strong!

Main Topic – Professionalism vs. Being a Pro.

Listener Questions, Email, and Comments

Guest Questions:

David Gunn – Do you plan out your videos in advance or do you base your videos on your commissions/projects for yourself? What are the pros and cons of planning vs commissioned piece videos? Follow David on Twitter, Instagram, and check out his YouTube channel.

Email/Comments:

What type of respirators do you guys wear?

Steve – I’ve been making a clip board for my wife, she picked out morado and bloodwood at the lumber store. Looks awesome, but the finish is curing. I’m using varathanes polyurethane out of a spray can. Meanwhile the bloodwood dried fine. Any reason why, my though was oil in the wood? Is there a solution if this is the case? Thanks guys!

Correction to the answer: Use Denatured Alcohol in the Bulls Eye Seal Coat Dewaxed Shellac to dilute it, not Mineral Spirits.

iTunes Ratings

Keep making it – Worth the listen EVERY week – 5 Stars – Dusty Life Podcast is getting better and better each week. The three hosts do a very good job imparting their knowledge and experience to the listener. Love the call ins with the other woodworkers as well. Whether it’s in the car or in the shop, The Dusty Life is eagerly anticipated each week. Keep up the good work! Mark from the Old Plank Woodworks

Mike Montgomery – . – 5 stars – This is a good podcast.

If you have comments, questions, or suggested topics for future shows you can email us at contact@thedustylife.com. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @thedustylife. You can support the show by purchasing a t-shirt, clicking the donate button for a one-time donation, or become a patron to help us keep this bus rolling.

Also, consider subscribing to The Dusty Life Podcast through iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or the click the RSS on our homepage at thedustylife.com and please leave us a rating as it helps climb the ever growing podcast charts.

We want to thank our top Patrons, Stu Morrison, Scott McWilliams, Elliot Trent, Michael Schuler, Matt Kummell, Ty Moser, and Jim Rumsey! You too can support the show by purchasing a T-Shirt, donating, or become a monthly patron as well. If you choose to become a patron you can get the show’s pre-release, or a monthly group or individual hangout where we cut up and talk shop.

FluxCubby – Real Talk About Shop – 5 Stars – The best thing about this podcast is listening to the pros talk about the issues, problems, and frustrations the rest of us have in our shops every day. It’s very encouraging to hear Brian, Kyle, and Sean talk about underestimating time requirements, mis-sizing pieces, or having close calls with safety–not that we want these things to happen, but it’s nice to know I’m not the only one who can’t get as much done in one day as I often think I can. Thanks for taking time to talk through your every day experiences. They have tremendous value to me and others who are learning the craft.

If you have comments, questions, or suggested topics for future shows you can email us at contact@thedustylife.com. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @thedustylife. You can support the show by purchasing a t-shirt, clicking the donate button for a one-time donation, or become a patron to help us keep this bus rolling.

Also, consider subscribing to The Dusty Life Podcast through iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or the click the RSS on our homepage at thedustylife.com and please leave us a rating as it helps climb the ever growing podcast charts.

We want to thank our top Patrons, Tracy Alexander, Stu Morrison, Scott McWilliams, Elliot Trent, Michael Schuler, Matt Kummell, Ty Moser, and Jim Rumsey! You too can support the show by purchasing a T-Shirt, donating, or become a monthly patron as well. If you choose to become a patron you can get the show’s pre-release, or a monthly group or individual hangout where we cut up and talk shop.

Thanks to Marshall Toy, Scott Haun, Sebastian Ollari, Justin Capogna, and Matt Cremona for your support on Patreon as well.

Check out the new page for the Bench Build-Off kicking off August 28th – September 18th.

What’s Going On In The Shop

Kyle – Quartz top for the pedestal table is nearly finished. Tap handles are mailed. Starting on the second half of the Disneyland Trains.

Sean – Trim work for a client to widen the opening for their refridgerator. Finished the form for the cement bench. Pallet stools are well underway. Free (with donation) plan for one stool here.

Brian – Working on the credenzas. The drawers were delayed as 2 of the fronts were cut short. Cut his thumb at the table saw.

Main Topic – Underestimating your time on client work

Listener Questions, Email, and Comments

Guest Questions:

AJ – AJ wants to know how to get a woodworking business up and going. Follow AJ on Instagram and Twitter. Check out his website too.

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iTunes Ratings

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If you have comments, questions, or suggested topics for future shows you can email us at contact@thedustylife.com. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @thedustylife. You can support the show by purchasing a t-shirt, clicking the donate button for a one-time donation, or become a patron to help us keep this bus rolling.

Also, consider subscribing to The Dusty Life Podcast through iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or the click the RSS on our homepage at thedustylife.com and please leave us a rating as it helps climb the ever growing podcast charts.

We want to thank our top Patrons, Tracy Alexander, Stu Morrison, Scott McWilliams, Elliot Trent, Michael Schuler, and Matt Kummell! You too can support the show by purchasing a T-Shirt, donating, or become a monthly patron as well. If you choose to become a patron you can get the show’s pre-release, or a monthly group or individual hangout with us where we cut up and talk shop.

Thanks to Marshall Toy, Scott Haun, Sebastian Ollari, Justin Capogna, and Matt Cremona for your support on Patreon as well.

Check out the new page for the Bench Build-Off kicking off August 28th – September 18th.

What’s Going On In The Shop

Kyle – Working on the trains, landed a commission for an oval pedestal table.

Sean – Finished the bed! Planning a segmented vase for a friend. Designed a stool for an upcoming project, plans available with a minimal donation for a limited time as preparations to film and build are being made. Finished hanging soundboard and drywall in furnace closet.

Brian – Walnut door is out and at the client’s house. Working on the credenza doors and drawers, potentially got a commission for a trestle table.

Main Topic – The Point of No Return. When we realized we would be doing this forever.

Listener Questions, Email, and Comments

Guest Questions:

David Lenz – David asks about painting furniture pieces and how to finish painted pieces. Follow David on Twitter, Facebook, and check out his website.

Email/Comments:

Jeremy – Good show guys, good to know I’m not the only one struggling with the work-life-woodworking (or my phone) balance.
Question on your bench build: Is this meant to be start-to-finished within that time-line, or just finishing? I have been on-again-off-again working on a bench for a while, and could probably finish it up in that time frame.
Thanks

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If you have comments, questions, or suggested topics for future shows you can email us at contact@thedustylife.com. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @thedustylife. You can support the show by purchasing a t-shirt, clicking the donate button for a one-time donation, or become a patron to help us keep this bus rolling.

Also, consider subscribing to The Dusty Life Podcast through iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or the click the RSS on our homepage at thedustylife.com and please leave us a rating as it helps climb the ever growing podcast charts.

We want to thank our top Patrons, Tracy Alexander, Stu Morrison, Scott McWilliams, Elliot Trent, Michael Schuler, and Matt Kummell! You too can support the show by purchasing a T-Shirt, donating, or become a monthly patron as well. If you choose to become a patron you can get the show’s pre-release, or monthly group or individual hangout with us.

Thanks to Marshall Toy, Scott Haun, Sebastian Ollari, Justin Capogna, and Matt Cremona for your support on Patreon as well.

Check out the new page for the Bench Build-Off kicking off August 28th – September 18th.

What’s Going On In The Shop

Kyle – Finished the 96th Vase, got the DisneyLand Commission for the trains, sold another piece from the Del Mar fair.,.

Sean – Glued up the headboard and applied a finish, worked on AC installation, and turned a small lidded box for his Daughter.

Brian – Remodeled his house and painted the hall table.

Main Topic – How to manage your woodworking extracurriculars.

Listener Questions, Email, and Comments

Guest Questions:

Eric Burke – Asks Kyle how to clean glue squeeze out from the inside of small boxes. Follow Eric on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Email/Comments:

Adam Beasley – Hey fellas! I love the show!

I actually tapped into the Rubino Woodworker’s & Website Resource Clinic a few months ago not even realizing you all had this Dusty Life empire going. I sort of lucked into having Sean as a resource because of a mutual friend we have from back home. With a ton of great advice, I’ve been able to launch a website, become extremely active on social media, buy a Go-Pro to video my work (a la Toth) and now have a growing list of commissions I’m happily struggling to keep up with.

So here’s my question, with all of this business coming my way, I’m obviously getting the itch to drop everything with my full-time job and pursue full-time custom woodworking. Don’t worry, I’m not going to jump just yet. But did you all experience an early surge of business for commissions and then have it taper off? If so, how did you get through that? What’s a reasonable amount of time to get consistent commissions before you realize this is sustainable? I got a big break with a reception desk at a fitness studio (https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkblWYmgxA/?taken-by=lazyguydiy) and now I’ve got enough referral work be it residential or retail furniture to last me throughout the year. I’d hate to start making long term plans and then find out I’m a short term success. What’s funny though is my priority was always the DIY website and then all the commission requests started coming in because of it. Consider the priority scales tipped in favor of woodworking.

If you have comments, questions, or suggested topics for future shows you can email us at contact@thedustylife.com. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @thedustylife. You can support the show by purchasing a t-shirt, clicking the donate button for a one-time donation, or become a patron to help us keep this bus rolling.

Also, consider subscribing to The Dusty Life Podcast through iTunes, Soundcloud, Google Play, or the click the RSS on our homepage at thedustylife.com and please leave us a rating as it helps climb the ever growing podcast charts.